On the recordJuly 12, 1949
It is expensive to keep up the forces necessary to prevent war, but in the long run it could be a lot more expensive not to have them.
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presidency.ucsb.eduHarry Truman: “It is expensive to keep up the forces necessary to prevent war, but in the long run it could be a lot more expensive not…”
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Radio and Television Report to the American People on the State of the National Economy.
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